Tile roofing or covering.



PATENTED JULY 7, 1908.

I. P. WALKER.

TILE ROOFING OR COVERING.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.l5, 1908.

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" seats 12 the lower ends of which are under- ISHAM P. WALKER,- OF TYLER, TEXAS.

TILE RQQFING OR COVERING.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 7,1908.

Application filed November 16, 1906. Serial No. 343,618.

To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known that I, ISHAM P. WALKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tyler, in the county of Smith and tate of 5 Texas, have invented a new and useful Tile Roofing or Covering, of which the following This invention relates to roofs, walls, and the like, and the rincipal object is to rovide novel tiling of t e' above character that can be easily and cheaply manufactured, readily placed in position by an inexperienced workman, will not leak at the joints, and isso constructed that when the arts are assembled, they are effectively hel inplace. F

One embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, -where in 2- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a series of the tiles placed together. Fig.2 is adetail longitudinal sectional view, showing the int between the upper and lower tiles. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken at the 'oints between the tiles placed side'by side. 'g. 4 is a cross sectional view on the line 44 of F' 3. Fig. 5 is aperspective View of one of t hetiles, and a portion of an coverings for jassociated tile. Fig. 6 is a erspective view of an end or gable tile. 1g. 7 is a detail perspective view of the lower end of one of the ca 5, showing the same reversed.

' ar reference numerals designate cor- BPO ing parts in all the figures of the s5 dra For t e pu ose of illustration, three different-t pes o tiles are illustrated in assembled re ation in Fig. 1. The ordinary tile for general work, is designated 7, a tile em-, ployed in alvalley is designated 8, and a hip tile is shown at 9. The tile 7 em loyed for general purposes, comprises an ob on body 10, having u standing ribs 11 along its side margins, sai ribs havmg contiguous to their lower ends andin their outer sides recessed cut, as shown at 13. A transverse upstanding dovetailed rib 14 is located across the upper end of the tile body. The various ri s are provided with openings 16 that ex' tend entirely through the tile, and are arranged to receive'suitable fastening devices.

- The lower end of this tile is provided in its under side with a transverse dovetailed 56 groove 17, formin' belowit, a depending transverse rib 18. his rib 18 is shorter than the width of the tile due to the formation of undercut recessed seats 19, formed in the lower corners of the tile. It will of course be understood that the grooves 17 and conseucntly the ribs 18 may be dispensed with in .t e lowermost'lines of tiling, or in other words, those that form the caves of the roof.

The valley tile 8 is triangular in form, its hypotenuse edge 20 having no rib along the same. Otherwise the structure of this tile is substantially the same as that already-described. A hip tile such as shown at 9 in Fi 1 is also triangular in form, and is rovi ed with a rib 21 along its hy otenuse e e. Otherwise this structure is su stantially 516 In using the tiles, a lower row is formed by placing a series of said tiles side .by side, as shown at 7 and 8 in Fig. 1. This brings the seats 12 of the adjEacent ribs 11 into register as illustrated in i 5. A cap 22 is employed that is lace over the joints between the tiles, and as a longitudinal groove 23 that receives the ribs 11. This cap 1s furthermore provided with a depending lug or projection 24 fitting in both of the registering seats 12, and having an overhanging lower end 25 that engages in the undercut portions 13 of said seats, and consequentl interlocks with the ribs. The ribs preferab y taper towards their upper ends, and the groove 23 is likewise tapered. As a result, it will be evident that when the ca is placed in position, its lower end will be ocked a ainstupward movement. The next row o? tiles is then placed in position with the lower ends of said tiles overlapping the upper ends of the lower row, and the ribs 14 of said lower row are received in the grooves 17 of the upper row. Oonsequentl the ribs 18 are disposed between the si e ribs 11 of the tiles of the lower row, and the upper ends of the caps 22' are covered by the adjacent lower corners of the tiles of the upper row, the registering seats 19 of said corners receiving said upper end of the same as that already described.

cap. The caps of the uppler row are then placed imposition, and anot er row added, as will be evident. It will thus be notedthat the joints are covered, so as to prohibit 5 age. Moreover, the fasteners, which are passed through the openings 16, are entirely covered. It will be evident that the st; uc-

ture is such that it is applicable either to roofs or sidin s. For the end or able tiles, one of the side ribs is dispensed with. Thus, in Fig. 6, such.

v tering recessed seats, the are undercut, and a cap covering the joint bea tile is illustrated, and is designated 10, the same being rovided along one of its side edges only wlth an upstanding rib 11 and having at its up er en a transverse upstanding rib 14 '1 e-other side edge is free and unobstructed. Otherwise the structure is substantially the same as that set forth, and a further description thereof is believed to be unnecessary.

' From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operatlon, and many advantages of the herein described invention, will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or-sacrificing any of the advantages ot the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 1- 1 Arow of tiles located side by side and having upstanding ribs along their adjacent side margins, said ribs being provided with regis ower ends of which tween the tiles and aving a longitudinal groove that receives the ribs, said cap having a depending projection in the groove that is recelved in the seats, and said projection having an overhanging lower end that engages in the lower undercut ortion of the said seats, and another row' 0' tiles located above the first mentioned row and covering their upper ends and the up er end of the cap, preventing the lengitu inal upward movement of said cap and also preventing its outward movement.

2. A lurality oflower tiles located side by side an having upstanding ribs along their adjacent margins, a cap covering thejoint between the tiles' and having a groove that re- 7 ceives the ribs thereof, a plurality of upper tiles disposed side by side and having the joint between them in substantial alinement with the joint between the lower tiles, said upper tiles having registering recessed seats in the under sides of their adjacent lower corners and said seats receiving the u per end of the cap, said lower corners and t e ribs extending above and abutting over said upper end of the ca forming a joint thereover.

3. A plura ity of lower tiles disposed side by side and having upstanding ribs along their ad'acent side margins, said ribs being provide with registering recessed seats, a cap covering the joint between the tiles and having a. groove that receives the ribs, said cap having a depending projection that engages in the seats, transverse upwardly projectin ribs extending along the upper ends of the ower tiles, said end and side ribs being provided with fastener-receiving o enings, a plurality of upper tiles dis osed si e by side and having their lower en s overlapping the upper ends of the lower tiles, said lower ends being provided in their under sides with transverse rooves that recei re the upper end ribs 01 t e lower tiles and with de ending ribs that rest upon the lower tiles etween the side flanges thereof, the joint between the upper ties being in substantial alinement with the joint between the lower tiles, and the'lower adjacent corners of the upper tiles having undercut seats that receive the upper end of the cap, said lower corners extending over and having the joint between them above the upper end of the cap.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

. ISHAM P. WALKER.

Witnesses:

SAM Bnownn, 1 JOHN H. ADAMS. Y 

